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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
sliding/barcode sign ... - Bilateral A-lines ... Consolidations - "Shred" sign ... - Bilateral A-lines ... differential #diagnosis #signs
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
based on three lines ... Imaging evidence of a ... infiltrate (e.g., CXR ... , CT, ultrasound ... chest pain) and signs
Pneumonia on Lung Ultrasound looks like this: 
A-lines replaced by B-lines in an irregular stepladder appearance
Pneumonia on Lung ... Ultrasound looks ... like this: A-lines ... termed the Shred Sign ... #lung #pulmonary
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
/lung sliding: Pulmonary ... Lung POCUS shows a ... partially seen shred sign ... RJonesSonoEM #BLines ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
aortic knob/aortic-pulmonary ... and the calcium sign ... positive calcium sign ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #ChestXRay #Aortic
Good example of 'shred sign' in a patient with fever, cough and shortness of breath. 

This
example of 'shred sign ... ' in a patient with ... on CXR/CT imaging ... eabramsMD #Shred #sign ... #lung #pulmonary
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
BLUE-protocol combines signs ... lung-sliding with A-lines ... BLUE #protocol #Algorithm ... #POCUS #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
BLUE-protocol combines signs ... lung-sliding with A-lines ... BLUE #protocol #Algorithm ... #POCUS #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Signs of poor perfusion ... Signs of congestion ... importantly, bedside ultrasound ... with presence of pulmonary ... #differential #algorithm